416 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



* 'thing, splints require but very little treatment, and in time will get 

 well of themselves if let alone. During the acute stage, treat simply 



with cooling applications. 



Cold water turned for 



WH9 llfl some time from a pump 



III™ |H|V or by other means oflet- 



NtW P H h t ' n ^ a stea dy stream 



Hrf Yah jf /jf iB strike the part, which 



%• HH miilMililiSmmk K should be continued for 



■■„ ■s«. »mmub BHBIH(Bnn ,»!j»v at i eas ^. fifteen minutes, 



and repeated twq or three 



times a day, would be 



best. If this is not done, 



then tie several thick- 



HPflHIV ffllPfH^ nesses of cloth around 



■'"$£!*. ^'WJflw tne P art > an d keep wet; 



.wii-wivw ■Jfill but this will not be so 



fffiHUi ill ili good as the first method. 



The following is a favor- 

 Fig. 708.-Union of All the Fig. 709.-The Same, j^ reme dy for any local 

 Bones of the Hock with- with Excessive Bony . . 



out Enlargement. Enlargement. inflammation :- 



Muriate of ammonia 2 dr. -^fjjitok 



Vinegar 2 oz. C'lsHffl ffiMffif^ - 



Water... 2 oz. 1 IfiBr wKRrf'. 



Spirits of wine ........... .4 oz. JSIbt 



The simplest and quickest /^tSS^jSL JHSbF^ 



way of relieving the lame- / JHvraHK 'M*tS>f' 



ness, and _ that which is now , LJIXj ^™&Ha 



practiced very generally by vSf«K« - s--4,.,/y 



veterinary surgeons, is to cut )• ^^ff^fSl^Mi w^^S^ 



through the periosteum over \W^^L^j^ 



the part. This is done by \MiiiM^ffl^ 



catching up the skin between \^Wm 



the thumb and finger at the 1 MM/a WWSiim 



lower edge of the splint, and I ijJjBKjf 



with a knife or other instru- I/IPf WmW 



ment making an incision in it ; FlG 710 . v Fig. 711 



then pass up Under it a ... „ . _ .... ,. . 



c . i Showing a Bad Condition of Spavin, 



probe-pointed bistoury, or a 



common nicking-knife, to the top, and cut down to the bone. The 



part may now be treated as for simple inflammation ;-, afterward, 



